June 2014

Paramedical School (Refugee Camps), June 7, 2014 (SPS) – The 6th Training Session of Sahrawi Imams launched Saturday in the Paramedical School, refugees camps, in the presence of Minister of Justice and Religious Affairs Hamada Selma, directors of religious affairs and imams of mosques in the Wilayas and institutions.

The training session addresses the "origins of belief" and is supervised by Dr. Selim Ben Safia, from brotherly Algeria.   

Shaheed El Hafed, June 8, 2014 (SPS) - The Preparatory Committee of the Sahrawi Social Forum held its first meeting Saturday at the headquarters of the AFAPREDESA chaired by Secretary General of the UJTSARIO Mohammed Sheikh Mohamed Lahbib.

The meeting reviewed the preparatory document which was presented on the sidelines of the 11th edition of Fisahara and the formation of working groups distributed by members of the Preparatory Committee to administration, organization, information, human rights, workshops and external relations.

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), June 7, 2014 (SPS) – Many people were injured following “violent” intervention of Moroccan forces against a peaceful demonstration organized Friday by Sahrawi citizens  in the occupied  city of El Aaiun, according to the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad.

The peaceful demonstration demanded the release of all Sahrawi political prisoners, indicated the same source.(SPS)

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Oslo (Norway), June 7, 2014 (SPS) - Norwegian Foreign Minister Mr. Borge Brende has reaffirmed his country’s position in support of the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.

This came in a response Thursday during session in the Norwegian parliament to a question submitted by MP and leader of the Norwegian Liberal Party Ms. Skei Grande on Norway's role to reinstate the process of decolonization of the Western Sahara as the last colony in Africa.

Shaheed Hafed, June 7, 2014 (SPS) - The Ministry of Defense exhibited  Friday 975 kilograms of processed cannabis, seized by the Sahrawi  People's Liberation Army  during the years of 2012, 2013 and 2014 through points along the Moroccan military wall, which divides the Western Sahara and separates its people.

  Algiers, June 6, 2014 (SPS) – An agreement of cooperation was signed Thursday at the Sahrawi Embassy in Algiers between the universities of Tifariti and US Logos De Columbia by the deans  of both universities respectively, Khatari Hmoudi and Dr. Edgar Eduardo Prada, in  the presence of the Sahrawi Ambassador, Ibrahim Ghali.

The first part of the agreement is related to exchange of experiences, training of professors and students as well as contribution to building a basic infrastructure of higher education in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

El Aaiun (Occupied Territories), June 6, 2014 (SPS) – The Moroccan authorities deported Thursday two Italian journalists from the occupied city of El Aaiun who intended to make a documentary about the resistance of the Saharawi people inside the occupied territories, according to the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Community Abroad.  

Moroccan security forces stopped the two journalists, ordered them to leave and informed them that they would be interrogated and deported to Agadir, Morocco, said the source.

Windhoek, June 5, 2014 (SPS) - Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba reiterated his country's support to the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, during his meeting Wednesday with the Secretary General of the National Union of Sahrawi women, Fatma Mehdi.  

President Hifikepunye Pohamba emphasized that the Namibian people under the leadership of SWAPO will continue to support the Saharawi people until the liberation of the last colony in Africa which is Western Sahara.

 Havana (Cuba), June 4, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic,Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz concluded his visit to the Republic of Cuba which lasted two days.

The visit was marked by the important meeting with the President of the Republic of Cuba, His Excellency Raul Castro, in the presence of high-ranking officials from both sides, Cuban and Sahrawi.

Algiers, June 4, 2014 (SPS) - Algerian Prime Minister Mr. Abdelmalek Sellal, has expressed Algeria’s firm support to the Saharawi people and its legitimate right to self-determination and independence.

In a reply letter to his Sahrawi counterpart Mr. Abdelkader Taleb Omar,Mr. Sellalalso expressed the will to promote cooperation between the two brotherly countries. (SPS)

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Shaheed Hafed, June 4, 2014 (SPS) - Minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Mohammed Moloud Mohamed Fadel indicated Tuesday that the total number of children who will benefit from “holiday in peace” programme for the summer 2014 has reached 5143 children, hosted by European organizations and associations of solidarity with the Saharawi people, in addition to 1000 children will be hosted by the brotherly country of Algeria.

HAVANA (Cuba)-Cuban President, Raul Castro, reiterated his country’s call to accelerate the process for granting Sahrawi people their “inalienable” right to self-determination and independence.

Havana, June 3, 2014 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, was received Monday afternoon by Army General Raul Castro Ruz, President of the Council of State and Ministers of Cuba.

The fraternal meeting between the two Heads of State reaffirmed the historical friendship relations between the two countries and support of Cuba to a just and lasting solution to the question of Western Sahara, in order to ensure self-determination of the Saharawi people.

 SAN SALVADOR (Salvador), June 3, 2014 (SPS) - Speaker of Parliament of El Salvador Siegfried Reyes affirmed his country’s support to the Sahrawi people right to self-determination and independence in conformity with the UN Charter and Resolutions.

During a meeting with President of the Sahrawi Republic Mohamed Abdelaziz, Secretary General of Polisario Front, Salvadoran MP said that his country supports Sahrawi people fight for decolonization and self-determination, the same source added.

San Salvador (El Salvador), 01 Jun 2014 (SPS) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Salem Ould Salek stressed that the visit of President Mohamed Abdelaziz to El Salvador has been a success for the national cause, "highlighting the great hospitality with which the President of the Republic and the  delegation accompanying  his were welcomed that reflects the spirit of solidarity with the struggle of the Saharawi people and the highly regarded position of the Saharawi state. "

San Salvador (El Salvador), June 2, 2014 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, has underlined that El Salvador is a model for all peoples of the world in the struggle for freedom, justice and the establishment of an independent state in democracy and peace.

Birlehlu, May 2, 2014 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the POLISARIO Front addressed Saturday a letter of congratulations to Egypt’s new president, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, for winning the presidential elections that took place recently in Egypt.

San Salvador, June 1, 2014 (SPS) - The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) has expressed its willingness to maintain stronger relations with the Republic of El Salvador, during the visit of President Mohamed Abdelaziz who met Saturday with the El Salvador Speaker of the Parliament, Mr. Siegfried Reyes.   

"We expect to further relations between the two countries in other areas of mutual interest, especially that El Salvador is a bridge between the African Union and the Arab world "said the Ambassador of SADR to Nicaragua, Salama Tayeb Hannan.

San Salvador (El Salvador) June 1, 2014 (SPS) - The Speaker of the Parliament of El Salvador, Mr. Sigfrido Reyes, has reiterated the position of his country in support of the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination and independence, expressing honour to receive President of Republic Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz.